School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.87 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico stood at 14.87 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 14.87 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.03 years, in 1971.
That places Mexico 58th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.03 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.71 years | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 8.85 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 9.17 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.82 years | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 9.71 years | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 10.29 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 10.63 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 10.96 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 11.27 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 11.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 11.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 11.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.42 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 11.29 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.19 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 10.95 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.77 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.7 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 10.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 11.51 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11.73 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 11.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.37 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.65 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.64 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.81 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.87 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.08 years | 8.03 years | 10.29 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.25 years | 10.63 years | 11.56 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.07 years | 10.7 years | 11.73 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.7 years | 11.99 years | 13.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.11 years | 13.4 years | 14.87 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mexico was 14.87 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 14.87 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 years in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 58th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.